Berkonomics

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Dave’s Note: William Fisher is CEO of Quicksilver Software, a software and Internet game development company in Southern California. We have a large alumni base now, some of whom bring me work now that they’re in positions of strength at other companies. Guest Post by William Fisher.

Offshore 189

Offshore Examples Southern California Email 189

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2014

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Factor in all the cost elements.

Outsource Development 95

Outsource Development Outsource Offshore Software Review 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2010

Since my background includes software development, I often get the question about when to build a solution in-house, versus outsourcing it to a local company, near-shore service, or off-shore organization in China, India, or Eastern Europe. If your software is your solution and “secret sauce,” don’t entrust it to outsiders of any kind.

Outsource Development 51

Outsource Development Outsource Software Offshore 51

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2009

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Southern California 133

Southern California IP Orange County Glendale 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Balance your business between geographies. Speak the customer’s language.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Balance your business between geographies. Speak the customer’s language.

Patents 106

Patents Startup Offshore Demand 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2016

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Factor in all the cost elements.

Outsource Development 53

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Technical Review 53

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2011

By Ernst Gemassmer Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. We have heard that there are significant tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property.

Startup 91

Startup Offshore Patents Outsource Development 91

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Balance your business between geographies. Speak the customer’s language.

Marketing 54

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 54

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Balance your business between geographies. Speak the customer’s language.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Offshore 97

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2009

Eric Sikola is CEO of ExpenseBay (www.expensebay.com), a Los Angeles-based, online, software-as-a-service startup which has created an online application which uses Web 2.0 finance software such as Wesabe and Mint, and applied it to the corporate expense area. What's your company doing? That was the concept.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Startup SaaS Report 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Balance your business between geographies. Speak the customer’s language.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2015

For our startup interview this morning, we caught up with Satish Varma , co-founder of Torrance-based Clorder (www.clorder.com), which is developing restaurant ordering software. We caught up with Satish to learn more about the company and its products. What's your background, and how did the company start? What is Clorder?

Cornerstone OnDemand 100

Cornerstone OnDemand Startup Social Media Outsource Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Balance your business between geographies. Speak the customer’s language.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

By Ernst Gemassmer Most of us have read that Fortune 500 companies such as IBM, Proctor and Gamble and others derive more than half of their revenues from international activities. We have heard that there are tax advantages in doing business offshore. Manufacturing offshore could impact intellectual property.

Offshore 48

Offshore Startup Patents Outsource Development 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

But it does mean that you think about the global implications at every step of the process: Pick your company and product names carefully. Don’t pick a name for your company or product that has a negative or totally different meaning in another language. Balance your business between geographies. Speak the customer’s language.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89